In addition to competing in Cowboy Mounted Shooting™ sports, Team Bianchi serves as an integral part of the company’s research and development team as a hands-on group of competitive shooters and American ‘Old West’ enthusiasts. Representing some of the finest shooting and horseback riding skills, experience and professionalism in cowboy shooting sports, Team Bianchi evaluates the needs of the ‘cowboy’ enthusiast market. Through extensive field research, Team Bianchi gathers user input and incorporates that feedback into specific product designs, while evaluating and testing new designs and materials. Team Bianchi has spent countless hours interacting with competitive shooters and competing in matches around the nation to design the highest quality products available to cowboy action and mounted shooters.

David Anderson, Team Bianchi?s leader and life member #107 of the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), has been a competitive cowboy action shooter for more than 30 years. Anderson has won several championships, including a 2006 National Men?s Championship, among others. A lifelong enthusiast of the American Old West, Anderson has designed numerous award-winning firearms, mechanisms, holsters and rigs throughout his professional career. For the past four years, Anderson has served as a senior designer for Bianchi?s research and development team, and previously worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, designing and building explosives entry tools and equipment for the bomb squad. Anderson resides in Prescott, AZ, and in addition to his work with Bianchi, he also works in Ruger Firearms? research & development department.

Having won more than 30 local, state, national and international Cowboy Mounted Shooting® championships to date, Brittany Anderson,17 -year-old daughter of David Anderson, is the second member of Team Bianchi. Brittany recently became the 2008 SASS National Ladies 5 Champion, defending her 2007 title. She was the 2007 SASS Overall Ladies World Champion,culminating to more than 18 total wins for Brittany in 2007-2008 alone and making her the first female to win back-to-back SASS Overall Women?s World Titles. Brittany has also won numerous other SASS and CMSA championships, as well as several National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) events in her earlier years. Brittany has been riding horses since she was two years old, and was winning local titles by the age of five ? following in her father?s footsteps and sharing her family?s love of the Old West, horses and competitive Cowboy Mounted Shooting.

Recognized worldwide for its quality, innovative designs and personal service, Bianchi has introduced numerous ?firsts? to the shooting sports, law enforcement and military markets since 1958. Having introduced the first molded nylon holster, the first thumb break holster and the first duty retention holster, Bianchi is also famous for its stylish, functional use of premium quality leather. Bianchi combines classic functionality with cutting-edge performance and reliability.